Boukwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Boukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Boukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boukwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Boukwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boukwa live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 33 percent reside, East Region, where 33 percent reside and South Region, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boukwa
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